{"biography":"> **Status update.** Melissa Elliott lost the Democratic primary for NC House District 32 to Curtis McRae, 2,887 votes to 5,073 (Granville and Vance counties, March 3, 2026); McRae advances to the November 3, 2026 general election [4].\n\nMelissa Elliott is a Democratic candidate for North Carolina House of Representatives, District 32 in North Carolina's 2026 elections. The North Carolina State Board of Elections' 2026 candidate filing list shows Melissa Elliott filing as a DEM candidate on December 18, 2025 [1].\n\nAccording to the North Carolina voter file, Melissa Elliott is a registered voter in Vance County, North Carolina, registered since 2006 (20 years), with party affiliation listed as Democratic [2]. NC's bulk voter export publishes only year of birth, not a full date; the voter file lists Melissa Elliott's year of birth as 1969 [2].\n\nThe voter history file shows 13 elections voted in since 2016, most recently the March 3, 2026 primary election [3].\n\nNo additional published biographical information beyond the candidate filing and voter records was located. Voters with personal knowledge of Melissa Elliott can reach ballotproject.org with corrections or additions.\n\n## Sources\n[1] [North Carolina State Board of Elections, 2026 Candidate Filing List](https://s3.amazonaws.com/dl.ncsbe.gov/Elections/2026/Candidate%20Filing/Candidate_Listing_2026.csv) -- accessed 2026-07-21\n\n[2] North Carolina State Board of Elections voter registration file, accessed 2026-07-21 (https://vt.ncsbe.gov/RegLkup/)\n\n[3] North Carolina State Board of Elections voter history file (`ncvhis_Statewide`), accessed 2026-07-21 (https://dl.ncsbe.gov/)\n\n[4] North Carolina State Board of Elections, March 3, 2026 primary results by precinct (results_pct_20260303, dl.ncsbe.gov) -- accessed 2026-07-24; NC House District 32 (DEM): Curtis McRae 5,073, Melissa Elliott 2,887.","campaigns":[{"contest":"state_house_032","county":null,"county_count":0,"electiondate":"Tue, 03 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"NC","title":"Nc House Of Representatives District 032"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Melissa","fullname":"Melissa Elliott","lastname":"Elliott","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"state_house_032","contest_title":"Nc House Of Representatives District 032","county":null,"county_count":0,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":null,"office_key":"state_house","office_title":"State Representative","party":"DEM","pgr":"general","state":"NC"}],"county":null,"cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"state_house_032","contest_title":"Nc House Of Representatives District 032","county":null,"county_count":0,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":null,"office_key":"state_house","office_title":"State Representative","party":"DEM","pgr":"general","state":"NC"},"party":"DEM","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"state_house","office_title":"State Representative","state":"NC","terms":[]}],"summary":"Per the NC voter file: DEM voter in Vance County since 2006.","terms":[],"token":"805d440f46542998"}